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Lilbits: Xiaomi drops the Mi, Saygus sued, and a new UI for Linux phones

Once upon a time, there was going to be a phone called the Saygus V2 that had an unusual design, best-in-class specs, and support for up to 320GB of storage thanks to dual microSD card slots. It was unveiled in early 2015, went up for pre-order a few weeks later for $600, and then it […]

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Saygus V² smartphone gets the FCC teardown treatment, might actually ship one day

If you visit the website for phone maker Saygus, you’d be forgiven for thinking the company released its last phone in 2015. The site is filled with quotes from news articles proclaiming that the Saygus V² was the “coolest gadget,” “top disruptive innovation” or “best of CES.” But Saygus didn’t actually release a phone in […]

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Saygus V² smartphone gets FCC approval… if you still care

If the Saygus V² smartphone had shipped in 2015 as originally promised, it would have been an impressive device. The phone featured the one of the best processors available at the time, some of the highest-resolution front and rear cameras, plenty of built-in storage plus two microSD card slots and a removable battery. But the SaygusV² didn’t ship […]

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Saygus V² smartphone should finally ship in early 2016 (2 microSD cards, removable battery, and more)

Last year Saygus showed up at the Consumer Electronics Show with an Android phone prototype featuring some pretty impressive specs, including 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, high-quality front and rear cameras, and dual micro SDXC card slots, for up to 400GB of removable storage. A year later, the Saygus V² still hasn’t shipped. But Saygus says […]

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Saygus V² smartphone hits Indiegogo (after failing to ship in May)

The Saygus V² smartphone sounds amazing on paper. It has a 5 inch full HD display, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, two micro SD card slots, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, and a 21MP camera. Saygus started showing off a prototype in January and had hoped to ship the phone in May to customers that […]

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Saygus V² starts taking pre-orders for its $600 superphone

The Saygus V² starts taking pre-orders for its $600 superphoneis a smartphone with a 5 inch full HD screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and other specs you’d expect from a high-end phone including 802.11ac WiFi, wireless charging, and a big battery. But the phone also has a few really surprising features: there are 2 microSD […]